Cortinarius Infractus

Common Names: Bitter Webcap, Yellow Webcap

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Cortinarius infractus is an edible mushroom found in hardwood forests around the world. It has a distinctive radish-like odor and initially very bitter taste that fades with cooking. This mushroom contains unique sesquiterpenes and is sold commercially in European markets after processing to reduce bitterness.

Flavors

Bitter

Initially very bitter, acrid taste

Textures

Firm

Firm, fleshy texture

Fragrances

Radish

Pungent, radish-like fragrance

Physical Characteristics

Caps:

Convex to flat, 4-12 cm wide. Pale yellow to yellowish brown.

Gills:

Adnate, crowded, pale yellow with whitish cortina remnants.

Look Alike Species

	Specie:	Differences:
	Cortinarius rubellus Edibility: toxic	Red cap and gills, lacks veil

Specie:

Cortinarius rubellus

Edibility:

toxic

Differences:Red cap and gills, lacks veil

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References

Ectomycorrhizal Cortinarius species participate in enzymatic oxidation of humus in northern forest ecosystems

In northern forests, belowground sequestration of nitrogen (N) in complex organic pools restricts nutrient availability to plants. Oxidative extracellular enzymes produced by ectomycorrhizal fungi may aid plant N acquisition by providing access to N in macromolecular complexes. We test the hypotheses that ectomycorrhizal Cortinarius species produce Mn-dependent peroxidases, and that the activity of these enzymes declines at elevated concentrations of inorganic N.

2014